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  • 1Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …

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  • 2Neurathian bootstrap — The Neurathian bootstrap is based on a metaphor Otto Neurath used to describe a philosophy of science. The metaphor is based on a quote from Quine s writings in Word and Object: We are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship… …

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  • 3Otto Neurath — Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath Full name Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath Born December 10, 1882(1882 12 10) Vienna, Austro Hungarian Empire (now in Austria) Died December 22, 1945(1945 12 22) (aged 63) Oxford, UK …

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  • 4Neurath's boat — The powerful image conjured up by Neurath, in his Anti Spengler (1921), whereby the body of knowledge is compared to a boat that must be repaired at sea: ‘we are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship but are never able to… …

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  • 5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 6Gangut class battleship — For other uses, see Gangut (disambiguation). Gangut during World War I Class overview Builders: Admiralty Shipyard Baltic Shipyard …

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  • 7List of cruisers of the Russian Navy — Cruisers of the Russian Imperial Navy (1873–1917)= Note on official classification. Until 1892, there was no firm name for ships of this type. They were classified as armoured frigates, armoured corvettes and even screw corvettes. The Cruiser… …

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  • 8Identity and change — The relationship between identity and change in the philosophical field of metaphysics seems, at first glance, deceptively simple, and belies the complexity of the issues involved. This article explores the problem of change and identity . Change …

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  • 9Ironclad warship — An ironclad was a steam propelled warship of the later 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. [Hill, Richard. War at Sea in the Ironclad Age ISBN 0 304 35273 X; p.17] The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of… …

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  • 10Virginia (pinnace) — Pinnace Virginia on Hunt s 1607 Map of Popham Colony. Career (England/ Virginia ) …

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